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Tuesday, 30 August 2016

More costuming from Lincoln, including the birth of a new league of superheroes!

The Revengers - From Right to Left, The Deadly Assassin Madame Kraken, Professor Cavor - Scientific Genius, and The Mistress of the Seas - Spurned Lover of that bastard Nemo......

The Revengers frequented numerous pubs throughout Lincoln, picking up gossip and rumours which enabled them to piece together whether Steampunk constituted a threat to Her Imperial Majesty, Queen Victoria.

Sunday, 21 August 2016

Yes, I know - it's been far too long since my last post. I can only apologise, and assure you it was down to exceptional circumstances. Those who read this drivel for the wargaming content may be pleased to know that a new and exciting project is under way, details of which I shall be blogging soon, along with lots of pictures. A huge hint as to content is the fact that I recently read Antony Beevor's excellent book 'Stalingrad'.....

But in the meantime the Steampunking continues, and our intrepid heroes are gearing up for a fabulous weekend at Lincoln's Steampunk Asylum!

We have no less than four costumes each. Artemis has been entered in the Jetpack Race, and we have tickets for the burlesque evening on Sunday evening. We also hope to meet up again with some wonderful people such as The Captain:

Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Just a quick post to illustrate how I created the Clockwork Rifle for my Dinosaur Hunter steampunk character.

These are the basic parts - everything but the black tubing came from charity shops - total price about £6. The gun is a Nerf Stockade. In the end I discarded the silver 'space' pistol as it didn't look right.

Stripped down and with added details - this was done with cogs, gears, bits from the bits box, and oddments from all round the house - if it looked right I stuck it on!

Spraying all the components in my state-of-the-art Spray Booth......Plasti-Kote primer first then metallic bronze.

All the bits were left to dry thoroughly for days.

Detail of the detailing (if you see what I mean).

The sight with details.

A view of the clockwork mechanism.

The sight, with teddy bear eye and added Verdigris.

The Toxin Injector (essential for bringing down the larger dinosaurs).

The finished gun, complete with further detailing and added strap.

The whole project was a labour of love, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have been teaching myself leathercraft so I could create the strap, and I can now cut, shape and join leather in a variety of ways, so next stop: Holsters and Utility Pouches! People at Comic Con were very complimentary of the rifle (or Dolores, as I call her), so it was worth the effort.

We have been to... well you can probably guess by the title of this post!

It was a fantastic day - we met lots of lovely people with excellent costumes, saw lots of brilliant ideas we can use in our steampunk outfits, and bought a few little bits and pieces too, to enhance our existing costumes.

We spotted Hannah Spearitt, Chris Barrie, Robert LLewellyn, and Warwick Davies, but we were much more impressed by our fellow cosplayers:

The Excel was absolutely heaving with people, with something like half of them dressed-up to some degree or other. There was a dedicated Steampunk area with stalls and the regional heats of Tea Duelling, the finals of which will be decided in Lincoln this summer at The Asylum Steampunk Festival - We are looking forward to that immensely! The tea-duelling however was tense, and the malted milk biscuits did not respond well to the rapidly cooling tea, leading to some intense staring between the contestants, attempting to out-psyche each other:

The heat was eventually won by the young lady on the right, with a terrifyingly-fast Nom that nearly saw her lose the 'cow' entirely! Splendid fun, and a worthy winner. The full rules for tea duelling, and details of its governing body can be found here.

...and Artemis now has a delightful military-style jacket, suitable for use in several outfits as the need arises:

Finally I must stress that while there were many excellent outfits at Comic Con - some elaborate and huge, and some mind-bogglingly skimpy, there were far too many Jokers, Harley Quinns and Deadpools for my liking....

.....but I suppose people want to dress as their heroes.. There were also some costumes that perhaps shouldn't have seen the light of day but I will spare the blushes of the creators/wearers, and keep those pictures to myself! The steampunk community excelled themselves however....

.....and it was all in all a great day, tiring but immense fun. People were very complimentary about our humble efforts, and we were photographed many times, much to our surprise and delight. The Dinosaur Hunter and Madame Kraken will be modified ready for the next event, and we will continue to mess around with alternative outfits from alternative realities.

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I dabble in Indian Mutiny, WW2, RPG's, Dark Ages, Medieval, etc, etc. I enjoy modelling scenery, writing rules, painting figures (when my mojo is present), and reading. A typical wargaming butterfly, never settling for long before a more attractive flower is spotted....My partner Artemis is a fledgling painter who is taking to the hobby like a duck to water. I am also enamoured of the Steampunk genre and its style, fashion and inventiveness.